grt@twitch.UUCP ( G.R.Tomasevich) (02/17/86)
> a front wheel drive car corners well, a GTI can't even keep it rear inside > wheel on the road when going around corners quickly. I have driven both Yes, it is amusing to watch at an autocross. However, I have seen plenty of rear-wheel drivers lift a front wheel (911 and 914 especially) going into Big Bend at Lime Rock. The 911 is so rear-heavy I might expect it, but the 914 is fairly well balanced. This is from watching from the flag station at the end of the main straight. -- George Tomasevich, ihnp4!twitch!grt AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
droms@purdue.UUCP (Ralph E. Droms) (02/18/86)
I spent some weekends at Watkins Glen in the early 70's, watching all kinds of racing, including SCCA, Can-Am, Trans-Am, 12-hour enduros and F1. The sports-sedan racers especially used to lift their inside front wheels, particularly around an uphill left-hander (where the new loop of the course rejoins the old course). I have some photos of a couple of Capris that took that particular corner with both inside wheels about 6-8 inches off the ground. Pretty spectacular balancing act... - Ralph -- ================================================================== Ralph Droms ihnp4!purdue!droms CS G73 droms@purdue.edu Dept. of Computer Sciences droms@purdue.csnet Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907